NRS 433B.040 – “Child” defined.
“Child” means a person less than 18 years of age or, if in school, until graduation from high school. (Added to NRS by 1993, 2708)
NRS 433B.045 – “Child with an emotional disturbance” defined.
“Child with an emotional disturbance” means a child whose progressive development of personality is interfered with or arrested by mental disorder so that the child shows impairment in the capacity expected of the child for his or her age and endowment for: 1. A reasonably accurate perception of the world around him or her; 2. […]
NRS 433B.060 – “Division” defined.
“Division” means the Division of Child and Family Services. (Added to NRS by 1993, 2708)
NRS 433B.070 – “Division facility” defined.
“Division facility” means any unit or subunit operated by the Division for the care and treatment of consumers. (Added to NRS by 1993, 2708; A 2011, 432)
NRS 433B.090 – “Person professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health” defined.
“Person professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health” means: 1. A psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in this State and certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology; 2. A psychologist licensed to practice in this State; 3. A social worker who holds a master’s degree in social work, is licensed by […]
NRS 433B.100 – “Treatment” defined.
“Treatment” means any combination of procedures or activities for the mental health of children, of whatever level of intensity and whatever duration, ranging from occasional counseling sessions to full-time admission to a residential facility. (Added to NRS by 1993, 2709)
NRS 433B.105 – Person’s legal rights; application of various provisions of chapter 433 of NRS and all of chapter 433A of NRS to children.
1. Nothing in this chapter purports to deprive any person of any legal rights without due process of law. 2. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the provisions of NRS 433.456 to 433.543, inclusive, 433.545 to 433.551, inclusive, and chapter 433A of NRS apply to all persons subject to the provisions of this chapter. (Added […]
NRS 433B.110 – Designation of division facilities.
1. The division facilities providing services for the mental health of children are designated as: (a) The Nevada Youth Hospital; (b) The Adolescent Treatment Center; (c) Northern Nevada Children’s Behavioral Services; and (d) Southern Nevada Children’s Behavioral Services. 2. Division facilities established after July 1, 1993, must be named by the Administrator, subject to the […]
NRS 433B.030 – “Administrator” defined.
“Administrator” means the Administrator of the Division. (Added to NRS by 1993, 2708)
NRS 433B.010 – Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 433B.020 to 433B.100, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1993, 2708)